/**
 */
package Entityrelationship.entityrelationship;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Attribute</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getName_attribute <em>Name attribute</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getType_attribute <em>Type attribute</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getIdentifier <em>Identifier</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getAttributes_identification <em>Attributes identification</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.EntityrelationshipPackage#getAttribute()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface Attribute extends A_Composite, A_Normal, A_Multivalued, A_Optional, A_Derived, A_Dep_in_identific {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Name attribute</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Name attribute</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Name attribute</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setName_attribute(String)
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.EntityrelationshipPackage#getAttribute_Name_attribute()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getName_attribute();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getName_attribute <em>Name attribute</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Name attribute</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getName_attribute()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setName_attribute(String value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Type attribute</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeAttribute}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Type attribute</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Type attribute</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeAttribute
	 * @see #setType_attribute(TypeAttribute)
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.EntityrelationshipPackage#getAttribute_Type_attribute()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	TypeAttribute getType_attribute();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getType_attribute <em>Type attribute</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Type attribute</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeAttribute
	 * @see #getType_attribute()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setType_attribute(TypeAttribute value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Identifier</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The literals are from the enumeration {@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeIdentifier}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Identifier</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Identifier</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeIdentifier
	 * @see #setIdentifier(TypeIdentifier)
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.EntityrelationshipPackage#getAttribute_Identifier()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	TypeIdentifier getIdentifier();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute#getIdentifier <em>Identifier</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Identifier</em>' attribute.
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.TypeIdentifier
	 * @see #getIdentifier()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIdentifier(TypeIdentifier value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Attributes identification</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.Attribute}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Attributes identification</em>' reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Attributes identification</em>' reference list.
	 * @see Entityrelationship.entityrelationship.EntityrelationshipPackage#getAttribute_Attributes_identification()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<Attribute> getAttributes_identification();

} // Attribute
